Magnolia Ridge
420 Dean Drive, Gardendale, AL, 35071
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Official records from CMS Care Compare — reported by the facility and audited by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services. We present them unmodified. Refreshed June 2026.
CMS Abuse Flag
CMS has flagged this facility for a substantiated finding of resident abuse, neglect, or exploitation in its current or recent inspection cycle. Ask the facility for the specific citation and corrective-action plan during your visit, and consider contacting your state's long-term care ombudsman for context.
Source: CMS Care Compare.
Special Focus Candidate
CMS has identified this facility as a Special Focus Candidate — a track record of serious quality issues that places it one step away from full Special Focus Facility designation.
Source: CMS Care Compare.
CMS Star Ratings
Facility & Staffing
- Ownership
- For profit - Corporation · Chain: Genesis Healthcare
- Certified beds
- 148 · avg 42 residents/day
- Total nursing staff turnover
- 62.2% — higher than most Alabama nursing homesAlabama avg: 48.0% · National avg: 46.1% · per CMS Care Compare
- RN turnover
- 94.4% — higher than most Alabama nursing homesAlabama avg: 41.5% · National avg: 43.3% · per CMS Care Compare
- Administrators who left
- 1 departed — near the Alabama averageAlabama avg: 0.4 · National avg: 0.5 · per CMS Care Compare
Enforcement & Citations
- Fines (past 3 years)
- 1 fine · $392,125 total
Medicare certification
- CMS Certification Number
- 015133
- Certified beds
- 148 beds · avg 42 residents/day
- Ownership type
- For profit - Corporation
- Continuing-care community
- No
CMS Care Compare, processing date June 1, 2026
Ownership & operations
- Legal business name
- Sunbridge Gardendale Health Care Center, Llc
- Chain affiliation
- Genesis Healthcare
CMS Care Compare, processing date June 1, 2026
Federal ownership record
Chain affiliation
Part of the Genesis Healthcare chain — 187 facilities across 18 states. Chain-wide average overall rating 2.4 / 5.
Parent entity
Genesis Healthcare Inc
Disclosed owners (22 on record)
- Larry Huffman
Operational/managerial Control · since 2025
- Oludayo b Dawodu
Adp of The Snf · since 2025
- (unnamed Owner)
Adp of The Snf · since 2025
- (unnamed Owner)
Adp of The Snf · since 2025
- Avi Pinchas Mendelson
Corporate Officer · since 2024
- Laura Bridgeford
Corporate Officer · since 2024
+ 16 additional owners on the federal record.
Source: CMS Provider Enrollment data — SNF Enrollments + All Owners + Chain Performance Measures, as of May 2026.
Federal inspection record
Immediate-jeopardy citations (CMS scope/severity J–L) are the most serious category federal inspectors issue — meaning a deficiency placed residents in immediate risk of serious harm. Ask the facility for the corrective-action plan filed with CMS, and consider contacting your state long-term care ombudsman for context.
Recent health-deficiency citations (most recent 8 of 43)
- J0867·Jun 5, 2025Complaint
Administration Deficiencies
Set up an ongoing quality assessment and assurance group to review quality deficiencies and develop corrective plans of action.
- L0841·Jun 5, 2025Complaint
Nursing and Physician Services Deficiencies
Designate a physician to serve as medical director responsible for implementation of resident care policies and coordination of medical care in the facility.
- L0837·Jun 5, 2025Complaint
Administration Deficiencies
Establish a governing body that is legally responsible for establishing and implementing policies for managing and operating the facility and appoints a properly licensed administrator responsible for managing the facility.
- L0835·Jun 5, 2025Complaint
Administration Deficiencies
Administer the facility in a manner that enables it to use its resources effectively and efficiently.
- K0760·Jun 5, 2025Complaint
Pharmacy Service Deficiencies
Ensure that residents are free from significant medication errors.
- J0725·Jun 5, 2025Complaint
Nursing and Physician Services Deficiencies
Provide enough nursing staff every day to meet the needs of every resident; and have a licensed nurse in charge on each shift.
- J0694·Jun 5, 2025Complaint
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies
Provide for the safe, appropriate administration of IV fluids for a resident when needed.
- J0658·Jun 5, 2025Complaint
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies
Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality.
Federal penalties
By year
- 20251 fine · $392K
Most recent events
- Mar 19, 2025Fine · $392K
Fire-safety citations
19 Life-Safety-Code citations on file. Most recent: Mar 19, 2025. Fire-safety inspections cover building-level Life Safety Code compliance, separate from the resident-care health survey.
Source: CMS Provider Data Catalog — Health Deficiencies, Fire Safety Deficiencies, and Penalties datasets, snapshot Jun 1, 2026.
Facility background report
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- Certification, capacity, ownership, star ratings, staffing, fines, deficiencies: CMS Care Compare, processing date June 1, 2026.
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